Yahoo Japan has inked a deal to use Google's search engine in an apparent snub to Microsoft's Bing.
All Things Digital reported on Monday that a deal between the two firms looked imminent. Google Japan then confirmed the partnership in a blog post yesterday.
Mountain View's Asia Pacific ops veep Daniel Alegre said Yahoo Japan …

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One can understand why Microsoft is feeling like the odd man out

when it comes to search in Japan - according to StatCounter, Bing enjoys a bit over 2 % of the market (http://preview.tinyurl.com/2ugyvld ). But not to worry, Microsoft still has a commanding presence - over 60 % - in that country's browser market. One wonders why....